January 4, 2011
A boring, talky, and slow movie about dancers. There are some good actors in the movie, but overall it's boring.
Anne Bancroft,
Shirley MacLaine,
Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Leslie Browne,
Tom Skerritt
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One of a cycle of '70s post-Women's Liberation "women's pictures," Herbert Ross's drama uses the ballet world to examine the conflict between family and career. Former dance colleagues Deedee (Shirley... read more
DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
Stats: 140 reviews
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August 1, 2007This is not a great movie, but just to watch Baryshnikov propel his body to incredible heights is totally, totally worth the 2 hours. That, and the catfight between Shirley Maclaine and Anne Bancroft. Ah, how I love them.
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January 20, 2006[font=Century Gothic]In "The Turning Point", Dee Dee(Shirley MacLaine) is a former ballet dancer, now running a dance school with her husband, Wayne(Tom Skerritt), in Oklahoma City. Twenty years previously, she gave up her career, when she became pregnant with her daughter, Emil... read more
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July 8, 2011Okay, I'm a Chick, I love Ballet Drama, & it is really done best in this Movie.Sublime performances.
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October 1, 2009The character development and interaction is excellent, both Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft are wonderful. If you do not appreciate ballet, it may be tough getting through though. Leslie Browne is such an arrogant snot though, I did not like her character or her performance.
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November 23, 2008though it gets in its own way at times, this lyrical and deeply film shows the change in a relationship between two friends who were once rivals in an american ballet company. this film helped to make a houselhold name of baryshnikov and showed the world that male dancers could b... read more
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June 1, 2007Wow, just saw this today! All I can say is Shirley and Anne are great, but the daughter is WRETCHED!!
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January 18, 2007i watched this o manty times. i like how it makes the dancing moer than just dancing. i kow i like it jus cuz of the dances!
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June 8, 2006Probably the most accurate behind the scenes look at a dance company I've ever seen. Watch out for choreography by Alvin Ailey.
Critic Reviews
January 30, 2012
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
January 30, 2012
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
For a film ostensibly dedicated to physical grace, Ross's images are unforgivably clumsy. Full Review
July 22, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
The Turning Point is one of the best films of its era. Full Review
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Turning Point is entertaining, not for discovering new material, but for treating old material with style and romantic feeling that, in this day and age, seem remarkably unafraid. Full Review
January 30, 2012
TV Guide's Movie Guide
A well-made soap opera with a story that right out of a 1930s backstage musical. Full Review
September 10, 2010
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
What stands out are the ballet performances. Full Review
December 22, 2007
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Though made in 1977, this strained effort tries to combine a 1940s woman's picture with backstage melodrama set in the modern ballet world. Full Review
February 18, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
A glorified made-for-Lifetime-cable movie. Full Review
February 9, 2006
Time Out
There's some beautiful dancing and a wealth of detail about the world of classical ballet. Full Review
June 29, 2005
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
moving drama
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